Clenergen Corp. is a biofuels company that is approaching the sector from a different perspective – from an agronomy/biology and plantation standpoint. The company’s goal is to produce high-density, short-rotation biomass crops on a commercial scale which will then be used to power, steam and perhaps produce other products from advanced gasification and steam technologies.

The company is led by an eminent Board of Directors and Advisors. Here is a brief overview of the members:

Dr. Arvind Pandalai – Non-Executive Group Chairman

Dr. Pandalai has 32 years of experience in international trading, export and import management, joint ventures, project and financial management along with strategic planning. He has numerous prestigious management awards in his native India.

Robert Kohn – Non-Executive Vice-Chairman, North America

Mr. Kohn has been chairman/CEO, president/COO, and co-founder of three start-up public companies, with a combined market cap of over $1.5 billion.

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Increasing Alzheimer’s Patients Spell Drug Profits

Some disturbing figures rolled out yesterday concerning growth rates of Alzheimer’s patients. The number of people affected grew 10% in the past four years and is expected to grow to over 115 million by 2050. That’s a doubling of cases every 20 years.

The number is expected to grow because of the diets and activity levels amongst older individuals in developed countries. Apparently we’re getting too much junk food and not enough exercise.

Numbers like that are scary to contemplate for many, especially families with relatives at risk, but they’re statistics that pharmaceutical companies love hearing.

Which is why we thought we’d pull up a few of the leading Alheimer’s drugs and the publicly listed companies that produce them: drugs like Aricept from Pfizer (NYSE: PFE), Exelon from Novartis AG ADR

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DrStockPick.com Stock Report!

Thursday July 30, 2009

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NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NRG) today reported net income for the three months ended June 30, 2009 of $433 million, or $1.56 per diluted common share, compared to $127 million, or $0.48 per diluted common share, for the second quarter last year. The current quarter’s results benefited both from the May 1, 2009 acquisition of Reliant Energy, which contributed $233 million in after tax income in its first two months of NRG ownership, and from a $128 million after-tax gain on the sale of MIBRAG. Last year’s second quarter net income included a $168 million after-tax gain on the sale of Itiquira Energetica S.A., or ITISA. Income

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Early yesterday morning, Transition Therapeutics Inc. (TTHI) and partner Elan Corp. Plc (ELN) announced phase I data on ELND005, which is being developed for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Results showed that ELND005 achieves desired concentrations in human brain tissue and cerebrospinal fluid when administered orally.

The companies also presented preclinical data which showed that ELND005 is associated with preservation of choline acetyltransferase (ChAT). This indicates the preservation of nerve cells that are critical to memory function in the brain. These results were presented at the 2009 Alzheimer’s Association International Conference on Alzheimer’s Disease.

ELND-005 is part of an emerging class of disease-modifying drugs that have the potential of reducing disease progression as well as improving symptoms like cognitive function. ELND-005 breaks down neuro-toxic fibrils, allowing amyloid peptides to clear the brain rather than form amyloid plaques, a hallmark pathology of AD.

ELND-005 is currently in

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* Exelon (NYSE:EXC) announced that it has increased its all-stock offer for NRG Energy (NYSE:NRG) 12.4% to $7.73 billion

* Deutsche Bank (NYSE:DB) began coverage of Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO) with a "buy" rating and a price target of $26, noting, "We anticipate accelerating growth to be driven by customer upgrades as network traffic strains installed products. We also anticipate good uptake for the new initiatives around unified computing and video networking"

* Sepracor (NASDAQ:SEPR) announced that its experimental depression drug SEP-225289 failed to meet primary efficacy endpoint of reduced depression symptoms after eight weeks of treatment

* Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS) is expected to post a second quarter loss of between $400 million and $1 billion, on lower trading profits and higher charges, according to analysts

* Google's (NASDAQ:GOOG) CEO Schmidt in a interview noted the impact of government stimulus funds starting to work, 2009 economic conditions expected to remain "difficult," with a recovery in

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Exelon Corp. (EXC) said it would record a $40 million severance charge in the second quarter for slashing 500 jobs as part of its restructuring initiative.

The nation's largest nuclear power company has been trying to cut costs in order to buffer itself against a slump in demand for utilities amid the ongoing recession. Its plans to lay off employees, freeze executive compensation and other incentives are expected to yield $350 million in annual savings. Exelon currently employs about 17,000 people.

While 12 analysts on average expect the Chicago, Illinois-based company to earn 98 cents per share in the second quarter, the most accurate estimate is pegged at 94 cents.

Exelon is still pursuing its hostile $5 billion bid for Princeton, New Jersey-based NRG Energy Inc.(NRG) that could create the biggest power producer in the country. NRG's annual general meeting next month is expected

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According to President Medvedev, the current value of Urals at $60-70 a barrel is 'a fairly just price'.  Finnish Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen has said the government will need more time to decide upon whether or not to approve the construction of the Nord Stream pipeline.  Putin has reportedly said that the nations participating in the pipeline project are willing to change the route to take into account Finland's environmental concerns.  At a press conference the Prime Minister reiterated pleas that Europe help Ukraine with its gas payments, or otherwise transit from Russia might cease.  'Gazprom will only supply the gas which has been prepaid. Without the gas pumped into storage, Ukraine will simply not survive and will be forced to take gas destined for transit', Putin also warned journalists.  In the fourth contract with US ...

April 24, 2009 ndash; Analyst Notes ndash; Cowenrsquo;s Robert Stone commented on SunPowerrsquo;s (Nasdaq:SPWRA) results for the Q1, noting that the quarter is likely ldquo;the troughrdquo; for the company. He maintains an OUTPERFORM Rating on the stock, seeing a strong second half on identified commercial/utility projects with potential upside in the residential/components business. He sees an upside of 50% vs. the market in 12 months. Financial Results The company reported a 21% Y/Y decline in Q1 revenues to $214 million, with Tom Werner commenting that this was ldquo;the most challenging quarterrdquo; hersquo;s seen since the company went public back in 2005. The companyrsquo;s GM came in at 22.3%$ and a net loss of $4.7 million, or $0.06 per share, compared to net income of $11.9 million for the same period last year. Expectations were for earnings of $0.02 per share. Management forecast revenue in a range of $1.3 billion to $1.7 ...

In this time of uncertainty, there is one thing definitely clear – people will continue to need and use utilities. That’s the wager that nuclear power giant Exelon is making as it put in a $6.2 billion bid for NRG Energy. If the deal goes through, Exelon would become the nation’s largest power company. Two years ago, NRG declined an offer from Mirant Corp for $8 Billion.

The combined Exelon and NRG would be big enough to power nearly 45 million homes with 47,000 megawatts. It would have a diverse power mix and a market capitalization of $40 billion. If NRG agrees to the deal, it would be the second big power generation merger announced in the past month. A unit of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is buying wholesale power generator Constellation Energy Group Inc. of Baltimore for the bargain price of $4.7 billion.

“This company combined would be the

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